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Foreword: Alexander Jan, Chairman of the Hatton Garden BID
As we present the Hatton Garden BID Annual Report for 2024–2025, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on what has been a year of progress, impact and ongoing challenges in our district. Hatton Garden continues to evolve, and our role as the BID remains central to supporting that change and ensuring the area stays vibrant and distinctive.
Over the past year, our investment in streets, public spaces and infrastructure has delivered tangible results. Our aim has been to make the everyday experience of the district more welcoming and pleasant for all. At the same time, our focus on responsible growth and ESG priorities — covering everything from greening initiatives to social investment — continues to shape how we plan for the future.
We’ve continued to gather insight and advocate on behalf of our members, helping to ensure that Hatton Garden and the wider Holborn and Clerkenwell area, remain on the radar of policymakers and planners. We have worked closely with Camden Council and the Metropolitan Police to push for action on long-standing issues such as anti-social behaviour and crime prevention.
These are areas of priority and concern for businesses of all sizes along with the residential community. There is still much work to do. Through our work with the neighbourhood policing team and Camden’s safety and enforcement resources, we continue to press for action across the board on long-standing safety and security matters. These are in addition to our work on cleaning and greening and promotion of Hatton Garden to visitors.
We were delighted to welcome Matthew Douglas, COO at Julius Baer and Daniel Hanscombe, Corporate Manager at Ten Health & Fitness as directors of the BID in 2024/25.
In early 2026 we will commence our renewal process. Our focus is clear: to continue to drive local improvements and maintain the character and energy that make Hatton Garden such a special place to live, work, and visit. We recognise that safety and security challenges continue to be a major area of concern businesses and the wider community. We will maintain constructive pressure on both the Metropolitan Police and Camden to tackle these problems.
We look forward to working together with all parts of the Hatton Garden community over the coming year.
On behalf of Debbie Akehurst, our Chief Executive, and my fellow board members, thank you for your ongoing support for Hatton Garden BID. As always, if you have any ideas or suggestions as to where we could be making further improvements please do get in touch.
To download the full Annual Report, please click here.